keeping a lookout by koalagardens

keeping a lookout

Dewdrop up high - actually koalas don't have terrific distance eyesight in truth :) thank you for the awesome comments and questions on my photos
So she may be glancing out into space for all we know !! Such a lovely shot ! fav
January 28th, 2019  
Can you tell them all one from the other? Sweet shot:)
January 28th, 2019  
Dewdrop is one very adorable koala.
January 28th, 2019  
So sweet
January 28th, 2019  
Lovely capture
January 28th, 2019  
@fbailey oh yes I certainly can - I use nose pattern recognition to identify each individula. however, those that are part of the colony I can usually identify from a distance fairly easily as they are all the same yet very different to each other.
You can see that Dewdrop here has a rather precise pattern on the front of her nose where there is no pigment. Some of course have more distinct patterns than others, but it is how I always confirm that I have a new koala - by comparing the nose to my file of every koala I've seen on the property before :)
(in case you wonder, yes that can be tedious, but the difficulty can be in getting a clear shot of the nose of a new and nervous koala to compare!) Thanks for asking!
January 28th, 2019  
@koalagardens Thanks for such a detailed reply - nose prointing as opposed to finger printing!
January 28th, 2019  
Printing, not prointing!
January 28th, 2019  
Cute shot
January 28th, 2019  
@fbailey - indeed nose printing :) I'm not sure if you have read here already that koalas are the only non-primate that have unique fingerprints? but of course it's balancing the ink tray while climbing a tree that makes identifying them this way a little tricky, so I'll stick to noses ;)
January 28th, 2019  
You would also need a very long ladder! No, I hadn't realised that about koalas. They really are v interesting little bears:)
January 28th, 2019  
So sweet!
January 28th, 2019  
Wow that is so interesting about the nose ! Cute shot
January 28th, 2019  
Great shot.
January 29th, 2019  
Lovely capture, Dewdrop is growing up so fast..
January 29th, 2019  
So alert looking - lovely :)
January 29th, 2019  
Wow ... some action!
January 29th, 2019  
Terrific :)
January 29th, 2019  
Lovely capture :)
January 29th, 2019  
Dewdrop looks healthy and strong! :)
January 29th, 2019  
So cute
January 30th, 2019  
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